Game



Jan.6.1925. 1,522,170

- G. YURKANIN GAME FiLd May 1o, 192:5

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acter having Patented Jan. 6, 1925.

GEORGE YURKANIN, or T Application led May 10,

To all whom, t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE YURKANiN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Tresckow, in the county of Carbon and State `of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Games, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new improvements in games.

An important object of the invention is to provide a game which will afford much amusement to the players as well as tending to develop a quickness and keenness of the e e.

yA further object of the invention is to provide ay gamel of the above mentioned character which may be played by any number of persons all striving to be the first to accumulate the required number of credits necessary to win the game. j

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. l is a plan view of a character embodying this invention which consists of a player having a circular formation,

Fig. 2 is a similar view to Fig. l showing a` substantially rectangularly shaped charconcaved side edges,

' Fig. 3 is a similar view of a stantially rectangular in formation having inwardly cut substantially V-shaped upper and lower edges,

Fig. 4 is a similar view of a character having a diagonally cut upper ed e,

Fig. 5 is a similar view of asu stantially rectangularly shaped character having an inwardly cut substantially V-shaped upper edge, and

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a character substantially rectangular in formation with an inverted V-shaped projection forming the upper edge of the same.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of this invention, the numeral 5 designates one of the players which consists of a circular disk having inscribed upon its opposite faces and designated by the character A the word King and useful character subf 4PATENT oFFice.

RESCKO W, PENNSYLVANIA.

GAME.

1923. Serial No. 638,017.

value of the player which in this inst-ance is 20. Referring to Fig. 2 there is shown a substantially rectangularly shaped player 6 having concaved side edges 7, the faces 'of this disk being provided with the word General inscribed thereon` and designated by the character B, there being further provided, as at b the numeral 16 which represents the value of this player. Referring to Fig. 3 there is shown a substantially rectangularly shaped player 8 having inwardly cut substantially V-shaped upper and lower edges 9 while the faces are provided with the word Captain designated by the character C and 'the numeral designated by the character c which represents the value of this player, the same being 12.

ig. 4 shows a further form of player having a diagonally cut upper edge 1l and provided upon its opposite faces with the word Soldier designated by the character D while the character al designates the counting value of this player which in this instance is 6. Fig. 5 represents a substantially rectangularly shaped player` 12 having an inwardly cut substantially V-shaped upper edge 13 while the opposite faces are provided with the inscription of the word Horse designated by the character E, there being further provided on these faces the numerals referred to by e which represent .the value of the player, the same in tially of rectangular shape having an inverted V-shaped projection 14 forming the upper edge of the same, this player being provided with the word Sword designated by the character F and further having inscribed thereon the numeral indicated by which represents the same being 2.

It is to be understood that ithe various players may be made from any suitable material such as wood, cardboard, or the like and if desired may be formed into other configurations than those shown and described herein, it being necessary, however, to have at least siX iferently formed players as shown. The players as shown bythe various figures are divided into siX groups with twenty-three players in all, there being provided one king player, two general players, two captain players, six soldier the value of this player,

players, six horse players and six sword players. I

In playing the game, the particlpants take turns in gathering the entire twentythree players into one hand, and by employing one of several possible methods of elimination, proceed to reduce the players until there isonly onealeft. The value of rthis remaining player, as referred to by the characters a, b, 0, d, e, and f, is recorded tov that persons credit on the score sheet. The total amount of credit necessary to Win the game should be decided before starting er out of the air.

the score being suggested as an To make the game more diiiicult, a ruling may be established that an even count of 50 is necessary to constiltute a win. vWith this rule in effect, it will be seen that a person having a score of 48 will necessarily need the count of one sword player to win, or should a person have 46 credits, the,- count of one horse player or two sword players will bring his total up to 50 for a win.

As a suggestion of a few of the possible ways of eliminating the players in a persons hand` the party having the play may hold his closed handhaving the players therein with the back down and toss the said players into the air. As they fall he may endeavor to catch as many or as few as possible until but one is left. As stated above, the value of this player is recorded tohis credit. A further way of playing is to toss the players into the air as just described after which the hand is reversed and an attempt is made to snatch a desired play- With this method, a' person will naturally try to obtain the player most desirable for his score with the result that the game will tend `to quicken the eye of the participants.. Should the person to play, appropriate sum.

playing fail to catch atleast one player his other group,

naaaro turn is forfeited and the next person starts to play.

It is to be understood that the form of this invention herewith' shown and described is to be taken as the preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to4 without departing from the spirit of the invention, or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described the invention, I claim.

1. In a game of the type described, a series of players divided into several groups,

vthe number of groups being less than the total number of players, and-the counting value of the players in any one group being different than such value of players of any other group, the entire number of players being tossed into the air and by an eliminating process, while the players are in the air, reduce the number of players to one for the purpose of obtaining the counting value of the remaining player.

2. In a game of the type described, a series'of players divided into several groups, the number of groups being less than the total number of players, the counting value of the players in any one group being di'erent than such value of the players of any and the players in the said groups being of increased number as their counting value decreases, the entire number of players being tossed into the air and by an eliminating process, while the players are in the air, reduced in number until but one player remains for the purpose of obtaining the counting value of the remaining player.

In testimony whereof I ax my `signature.

GEORGE YURKaNiN. 

